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MM-Ww s ETH WARD, oF PRINCETON; vINDIANA Y llLettefrs `Patent No. 87,7'37, 'dated .Ma/rch 9, 1869; antedated March 4, 1869.

` IlillPRQV'LElZMIIEINT IN IBACKBAND-HOOKS.

. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom '5t confiera:`

Be it known that I, SETE WAM), of Princeton, in ,the county of Gribson,l and in the State of' Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Backband-Hooks; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in a countersunk rivet-hole on the" hook, through which the rivet passes, that fastens it to the leather, so that the leather is not pinched, but clasped smoothly and evenly.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to :describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form apart of this specication, and in. whichl Figure 1 is a side view of the hook, riveted to the leather; and

Figure 2, a section, showing the countersunk rivethole.

A represents a backband-hook, rivete'd to leather B.

= The holes`thr'ough the hook in which the` rivets are placed are provided with countersink's on the lower, ,or bottom-side, as shown in iig. 2, so that when the rivet a is .passed through the leather and said hole on the hook; the leather is clasped, and not pinched, and the lower side of the leather becomes smooth and even.

Any metal article, which isto be riveted to leather, maybe provided with these countersunk rivet-holes.

f Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Gounptersinking the rivet-holes of a plate, A, on jits under side., so that the leather B is forced into said countersinks,` all substantially as and for the purposesl specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 1st day of- June, 1868.

4SETE WARD. 

